Daily Quote
"You don’t choose your family. They are god’s gift to you, as you are to them."
Desmond Tutu
Joke of the Day
I went to buy some camouflage trousers yesterday but couldn't find any
Fun Fact
The world's most densely populated island is the size of two soccer fields.
Santa Cruz del Islote in the Archipelago of San Bernardo off the coast of Colombia may only be about the size of two soccer fields (AKA two acres), but the artificial island has four main streets and 10 neighborhoods. Five hundred people live on the island in around 155 houses. With so many people packed into such a small space, it's the most densely populated island in the world, according to The Guardian.
History Fact
The Luftwaffe had a master interrogator whose tactic was being as nice as possible.
Hanns Scharff was a master interrogator who was very much against physical torture and brutality.
His techniques were so successful that the US military later incorporated his methods into their own interrogation schools.
Scharff’s best tactics for squeezing information out of prisoners included: nature walks without guards present, baking them homemade food, cracking jokes, drinking beers and afternoon tea with German fighter aces.
He even took trips to visit fellow POWs and swimming pool parties. And on some rare occasions even test flights of German fighter aircraft.
Movie/TV Trivia
While Casino clocks up a breathtaking 398 uses of the word ‘fuck’ – and Nil By Mouth and Summer of Sam chuck over 400 F-bombs – a 2005 documentary takes the top spot. The name of the documentary? Fuck.
Movie/TV Quote
"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
Chinatown, 1974
Conversation Starter
What makes you feel discouraged?
Writing Prompt
Weird Laws
New Hampshire: No seaweed collecting
In New Hampshire it is forbidden to collect seaweed from the beach at night. Yes, it’s unfair, but you should’ve thought about that before becoming a nocturnal sushi chef.
Food Thing
Castoreum, which is used as vanilla flavouring in candies, baked goods, etc., is actually a secretion from the anal glands of beavers.